Mumin Trabulé, a 21-year-old man from Ivory Coast, currently residing at Ħal Fal Tent City has pleaded not guilty to attempting to rape two women and raping a third between March and this month. All three women were from Ta' Xbiex.
Police inspector Carlo Ellul said Mr Trabulé was an illegal immigrant who arrived in Malta two years ago without any identification and did not have a permanent address.
The charges against him were serious so granting him bail would not be suitable.
Defense lawyer Mark Busuttil said that Mr Trabulé should not be denied bail just because he was a foreigner.
However, Inspector Ellul argued that the accused had admitted, in a police statement, to the attempted rape of one of the women.
Mr Trabulé was remanded in custody.